$6.95 from Edmund Scientifics - Create a picturesque pond scene indoors. Grow lily pads up to two feet across, simply by placing seeds in a bowl of water.

$57.25 from Sciencekit.com - Catch, mount and preserve insects as you create your own permanent collection. Your students can learn about insect anatomy by making high-quality educational mounts. Free standard shipping.

$5.49 from PerpetualKid.com - Grow Your Own Venus Flytrap is packaged with eye-catching illustrations, funny copy, and an adorable mini pot. Kit contains a pot, peat pellet and seed pack. Growing instructions are provided on the back of the card.

$16.49 from DiscoverThis.com - Throw a chemistry party to remember! This chemistry party kit for children includes enough material to provide about 90 minutes of excitement for a group of 7 kids. This is an outdoor activity and requires adult supervision.

$5.85 from DiscoverThis.com - Great for kicking off classroom discussions. "Your DNA is unique, like your fingerprints. No other person or thing has the same as you. Which of your personal traits do you prize most?" Each deck contains 50 cards.

$8.95 from Countdown Creations - Stunning and educational, Phlare's Hubble science cards team the beauty and science of the Hubble telescope in a fun Q & A format. Each deck of cards comes in a hinged-top plastic box for storage.

$12.98 from Magic Cabin - This fun and educational kit includes three heavy-duty plastic root viewers, wooden stand, onion, carrot and radish seeds, growing medium, simple instructions and growing journal. For ages 5+.

$1.95 from Countdown Creations - Stunning and educational, Phlare's Hubble science cards team the beauty and science of the Hubble telescope in a fun Q & A format. This mini-pack has six cards. Perfect for party favors or road trips!

$19.95 from The Discovery Channel Store - Stomp, stomp, stomp! Hear every step, noise and move that bugs make with this amplified observation dome. Get a new understanding of nature's small creatures with this amplified dome that makes them sound enormous.

$27.95 from Sciencekit.com - This set includes: 6 samples each of 12 different rock specimens - 72 pieces in all. Specimens are: slate, quartzite, pumice, granite, sandstone, limestone, marble, basalt, shale, obsidian, rhyolite, gneiss.